Mayor Schmitz pointed out that they were not intended to be race tracks and that the stop sign at the intersection of Lydia and Main means STOP period.

By August the pavement had been completed on highway 55 from Castalia to the west end of Main street. The Iowa highway commission requested the co-operation of the town in condemnation of property west of the Juen residence to permit the extension of Main street to intersect Brockman avenue. This would allow the elimination of two sharp turns on the highway. This project was finally accomplished in 1947 when two houses were relocated and the Conoco station was moved from the Hgelie corner (present Rose dwelling) to a site on the new highway (Carey station).

The following year a resolution of necessity was adopted to pave a portion of West street, four blocks of Brockman Ave. and Edith Becker Ave. from Main to the northern residential limits. Bemis & Schick were again selected for the work.

Glen Oyloe paid the largest individual assessment on the new pavement. His bill totaled $1073. St. Francis Church received the largest bill in the corporation—$5594.

The Ossian public school presented a program over station KDCA at Decorah.

The orchestra members participating were; Genevieve Sobolik, Darrel Gilbert, Adrian Riveland, Richard Allen, Marcella Brown, Billie Brown and Virgil Anderson. Solos were presented by Sobolik, Anderson and Marcella Brown. Reba Rossman and Ruth Mayer gave readings. The orchestra concluded their presentation with the current popular song, "I Scream, You Scream, We All Scream for Ice Cream". Ben Bear, owner of KDCA, phoned the entertainers with the message,"Stop screaming— I'll treat at the Sugar Bowl."

An operetta was presented at the opera house by the following DeSales students: Florence Miller, Josephine Zweibohmer, Ethel Scheidel, Lyle Holder, Marcel Barth-elme, Irma Schroeder, Gregory Hemesath, Wilbur Peyer, Cletus Schneberger, Wynette Ean, Virginia Gerleman, Vivian Barr, Lucille Bodensteiner, Emerentina Barthelme and Helen Elmers.

The graduates this spring from O.H.S. were; Richard Allen, Virgil Anderson, Wilfred Barthelme, Reginald Becker, Alphonse Bohr, Marcella Brown, Raymond Ean, Clarence Eimers, Edith Geskin, Darrel Gilbert, Helen Helwig, Aletha Holder, Gladys Juen, Emma Knudsvig, Ruth Mayer, Naida Peckham, Luella Richards, Adrian Riveland, Evelyn Sorenson and Elsie Tinderholt.

The students who completed their education at DeSales high were; Helen Becker, Matilda Beer, Geraldine Dessel, Genevieve McManus, Joseph Powers, Marcella Scheidel and Leone Spillman.

Ruth Morgan and Lois Tappan joined the staff of the public school for the 1928-29 year. They replaced Jean Lisher and Isabel Brown.

Two sets of candidates competed for municipal offices this year. These men were successful; T. F. Schmitz, mayor; A. S. Andresen, treasurer; John Moe, assessor; Matt Rodenkirch, William Beckman, C. R. Nicholson, Wm. Helwig and Peter Wolfs, council.

Kathleen Klein, daughter of the Frank Kleins, toured a Chautauqua circuit with the Reviera Artists as a featured violinist. Later in the year Kathleen, a very talented musician, signed a contract to perform at some of the largest theaters in the nation.

The winners and their prizes during an Atwood coffee selling contest at the Jones store were "Bud" Ean, bicycle and " Sonny" Nicholson, 410 gauge shotgun.

Helen Dvorak, Pauline Barthelme and Audrey Johnson were awarded dolls in a popularity contest sponsored by the Scholz & Sand Pharmacy.

DECEMBER MARKETS

hogs—$7 to $8    butter—55¢    eggs—36¢

BUSINESS CHANGES

Fred Barr.................................smithery (from Cole)